Just got off the phone with Apple Support. As usual, they are very helpful. However, I was disappointed to learn that Apple silently removed the ability to search mail by content in the latest update to OSX.
I have OSX Lion 10.7.2, and when I type anything into the search field in Mac Mail (or, interestingly, on
http://www.me.com), there are options to search only by subject or sender or recipient, not by message content as there used to be.
According to Emily at Apple Support, Apple intentionally removed the search by content feature because "it wasn't working right". They are or MAY be working to add it back in to the next update. No commitments.
Sadly, there was no mention of this DOWNGRADE at the time I installed 10.7.2. And, the knowledge base article here
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1458 makes no mention of Mail changes either.
Sad.
Confused.
And a little bit angry.
Apple
can and should do better.